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By Scott Stark for INL Communications When local small businessman and entrepreneur Mark Melni designed a new way to make repairs to broken underground electric lines that was more than six times faster than existing methods, he was pretty sure he had an industry-changing invention on his hands. In normal situations, restoring power that much faster is just […]

by Patricia Staino on April 20, 2015 Idaho-based Melni Connectors was started by an inventor who designed a connector based on a children’s toy. Last week he found himself on the television hit Shark Tank, pitching the idea to potential investors. Inventor Mark Melni didn’t know a children’s toy would leave him swimming with the sharks. Although […]

What could a Melni Connector be? Some kind of lego-like interlocking building blocks? Some newfangled technological device? Well, as we’ll see on Friday’s episode of Shark Tank, the Melni Connector is actually more of a tool than a plaything or gadget. It serves to safely (and simply) connect two wires. For those of us who […]

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Melni products are changing the standards in electrical connection technology. Our patented devices are revolutionizing the electrical industry by offering a faster, safer, and cost-effective way to transfer power. Learn More